12 Projects to Enjoy Over the Weekend
Check out these quick and easy updates for a fun and productive way to spend (some of) your weekend
Make the most of your weekend by tackling some decorative projects, either by yourself by hiring someone to help. We’ve picked some of the most gratifying projects on Houzz that will give your home a boost.
Update a piece of plain furniture
Give your furniture a brand-new look with a lick of paint. Be inspired by this ombre chest of drawers. Choose a sample pot in a light shade of your preferred colour and paint the top drawer, then paint each drawer below it a shade darker for a statement look.
No spare time – or not a confident painter? Contact artists or craftspeople in your area.
Give your furniture a brand-new look with a lick of paint. Be inspired by this ombre chest of drawers. Choose a sample pot in a light shade of your preferred colour and paint the top drawer, then paint each drawer below it a shade darker for a statement look.
No spare time – or not a confident painter? Contact artists or craftspeople in your area.
Add a panel of tiles
This is a quick job for a tiler, and will give your kitchen an update to be proud of. This shallow panel of turquoise mosaics is a budget-friendly splashback option and a great way to add colour in a neutral scheme.
This is a quick job for a tiler, and will give your kitchen an update to be proud of. This shallow panel of turquoise mosaics is a budget-friendly splashback option and a great way to add colour in a neutral scheme.
Spice up your stairs
From letters, numbers and quotes to patterns and symbols, your stair risers are often an untapped space with which to play with colour and add a personalised touch to your home.
To make a stair runner like this, mark it out using a pencil, then paint along the edges using painter’s tape as your guide. Finally, use stencils to add the finishing touch to the risers.
Need help? Find painters and decorators in your area.
From letters, numbers and quotes to patterns and symbols, your stair risers are often an untapped space with which to play with colour and add a personalised touch to your home.
To make a stair runner like this, mark it out using a pencil, then paint along the edges using painter’s tape as your guide. Finally, use stencils to add the finishing touch to the risers.
Need help? Find painters and decorators in your area.
Make stripes
If you’re looking for a twist on traditional white-painted floorboards, throw grey into the mix by painting subtle stripes. Paint your white base coat first (you may need two coats – here’s a tip, paint the second coat in the opposite direction) and then mark out your lines using masking tape.
This is quite a big job, so you might prefer to contact a professional to help.
If you’re looking for a twist on traditional white-painted floorboards, throw grey into the mix by painting subtle stripes. Paint your white base coat first (you may need two coats – here’s a tip, paint the second coat in the opposite direction) and then mark out your lines using masking tape.
This is quite a big job, so you might prefer to contact a professional to help.
Sort your shoes
If you’ve been wanting to rein in your exploding shoe collection for a while, a long weekend is the time to do it. This grab ’n’ go solution would work for even the biggest shoeaholics among us. Invest in matching storage boxes and add a photographic label of the enclosed pair on the front of each box.
If you’ve been wanting to rein in your exploding shoe collection for a while, a long weekend is the time to do it. This grab ’n’ go solution would work for even the biggest shoeaholics among us. Invest in matching storage boxes and add a photographic label of the enclosed pair on the front of each box.
Restore an old dining table
There’s no easier way to update a tired dining table than to cover it with a bright and cheerful oilcloth. It’s also a practical and easy-to-clean option for busy families, whether you’re using the table for dinner or homework time.
Take a piece of oilcloth and cut it to the size of your tabletop, leaving a few centimetres of overhang on each side. Use a staple gun to attach the oilcloth under the table edges, pulling it taut as you go.
There’s no easier way to update a tired dining table than to cover it with a bright and cheerful oilcloth. It’s also a practical and easy-to-clean option for busy families, whether you’re using the table for dinner or homework time.
Take a piece of oilcloth and cut it to the size of your tabletop, leaving a few centimetres of overhang on each side. Use a staple gun to attach the oilcloth under the table edges, pulling it taut as you go.
Make a headboard
This headboard proves a statement bed doesn’t have to cost the earth… In fact, it doesn’t have to cost a thing.
Shipping pallets are often free and will provide instant rustic charm to your bedroom. Also keep your eye out for wooden screens and shutters that would make equally unique headboards.
Unless you’re confident with woodwork, call on the skills of a carpenter to cut and fix your pallet or screen.
Find carpenters and joiners in your area.
This headboard proves a statement bed doesn’t have to cost the earth… In fact, it doesn’t have to cost a thing.
Shipping pallets are often free and will provide instant rustic charm to your bedroom. Also keep your eye out for wooden screens and shutters that would make equally unique headboards.
Unless you’re confident with woodwork, call on the skills of a carpenter to cut and fix your pallet or screen.
Find carpenters and joiners in your area.
Grow an indoor garden
Bring life to your walls by hanging a mini vertical garden in printing press drawers. All that’s required is a keen eye for a bargain and a morning spent scouring your garden for mosses, soil and succulents – or visiting your local garden centre.
Create pockets of soil with netting to secure plants in most of the compartments, then fill the odd free ones with shells, pebbles and paint for interest.
Bring life to your walls by hanging a mini vertical garden in printing press drawers. All that’s required is a keen eye for a bargain and a morning spent scouring your garden for mosses, soil and succulents – or visiting your local garden centre.
Create pockets of soil with netting to secure plants in most of the compartments, then fill the odd free ones with shells, pebbles and paint for interest.
Paint a feature wall
For a low-cost, high-impact update, grab a pot of paint in a striking colour and turn a plain wall into a show-stopping, statement that will never be overlooked again. Use masking tape to keep your ceiling and door frames smudge free.
Find local painters and decorators in the Houzz Professionals Directory.
Tell us…
Would you try any of these projects? Let us know in the Comments section.
For a low-cost, high-impact update, grab a pot of paint in a striking colour and turn a plain wall into a show-stopping, statement that will never be overlooked again. Use masking tape to keep your ceiling and door frames smudge free.
Find local painters and decorators in the Houzz Professionals Directory.
Tell us…
Would you try any of these projects? Let us know in the Comments section.
Floating shelves are a great way to get more storage for your money and can be tucked just about anywhere – wires permitting.
Grab a drill, a tape measure to assess the space between shelves, and then line up your chosen shelves with a spirit level. Alternatively, contact a local handyman to help you.
Once they’re installed, you can fill them with your favourite objects.
Check out home builders in the Houzz Professionals Directory for someone in your area who can help with odd jobs.